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[Baron Aloha]

A marine was killed in Najaf yesterday. When two other marines visited the marine's father to give him the death notice the father began crying and saying that Bush lied and his son died for nothing. As the marines left the man ran to the marine's van, broke inside, doused himself in gasoline, and lit himself on fire (just like those protesters in Vietnam). The marines got to him and put out the fire. The man suffered 3rd degree burns and is now in critical condition.

Edit: There was a clarification made to the story. The man lit himself on fire after breaking into the marines' van and not in his garage!!

 

[MrAngryFace]

VOTE BUSH!

 

[DJ Sl4m]

He sounds very stable and rational in his thinking.

 

[Baron Aloha]

It was probably his only son. The guy obviously snapped.

 

[Goreomedy]

He sounds very stable and rational in his thinking.

His emotions got the best of him.

Like, say, a President who fucks his own country to go after the man who tried to assasinate his "daddy".

 

[Makura]

...to go after the man who tried to assasinate his "daddy".

Ok, we got the LOL face back, now we need the :rolleyes back.

 

[B-B-Bomba!]

Yeah. I mean the very suggestion that George Bush Jr has any kind of input into what happens ... rolleyeskates ...


<sigh>


Poor guy. There's obviously a 'rest of the story', but fuck ...

 

[StoOgE]

He sounds very stable and rational in his thinking.

Yes, because people that are told their son has just died are very often rational in their thinking.

 

[Deleted member 1235]

Cool, maybe now we can get some commentary on what goes through a persons head seconds after they light themselves on fire.

"Yup, this turned out to be a silly idea"

 

[Kon Tiki]

So the marines had gasoline in the van?

Is that some sort of sick suicide assistance van?

 

[Baron Aloha]

So the marines had gasoline in the van?

Is that some sort of sick suicide assistance van?

I doubt it. My guess is the guy had it nearby.

 

[Phoenix]

So the marines had gasoline in the van?

Is that some sort of sick suicide assistance van?

Yes - because it pays to never transport gasoline for any reason whatsoever. I keep waiting for BP to deliver some gas for my lawnmower but for some reason they never show up. Grass getting kinda high...

 

[BlackMage]

War is Hell. can i get that as my tag?!

 

[Baron Aloha]

CNN just updated the story. Today was apparently the father's birthday. Pretty f-ed up if you ask me.

 

[Pimpwerx]

Damn, happy birth day man. That blows. But really, where'd he get the gas. That story sounds too crazy to be true. PEACE.

 

[DarienA]

Ok, we got the LOL face back, now we need the :rolleyes back.

Are you in every political thread defending bush even when he doesn't need defending? Inquiring minds want to know.

 

[Slurpy]

Are you in every political thread defending bush even when he doesn't need defending? Inquiring minds want to know.

Does the question even need to be asked?

 

[Drensch]

He sounds very stable and rational in his thinking.

Much like:

Al Queda comprised of Saudi National comitted a terrorist act-Let's Bomb Iraq.

Bin Laden says America will invade a Islamic country and take control-Let's prove him wrong by doing it

Liberate the Iraqis and bring them freedom and democracy-Don't let them vote, install a puppet government, and shut down the press

Saddam needs to be stopped because he will give terrorists WMD-He has no contact with the former and possesses none of the latter.



This guy's kid was just killed, he was irrational and had coping issues. What's Bush's excuse?

 

[Celicar]

woah. kerry supporters are crazy.

 

[Che]

Much like:

Al Queda comprised of Saudi National comitted a terrorist act-Let's Bomb Iraq.

Bin Laden says America will invade a Islamic country and take control-Let's prove him wrong by doing it

Liberate the Iraqis and bring them freedom and democracy-Don't let them vote, install a puppet government, and shut down the press

Saddam needs to be stopped because he will give terrorists WMD-He has no contact with the former and possesses none of the latter.



This guy's kid was just killed, he was irrational and had coping issues. What's Bush's excuse?

DANGER DANGER!!! Ownage level too high!!!

 

[PanopticBlue]

Hey could you post a link to that news story?

 

[fennec fox]

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/South/08/25/father.ablaze/index.html

If it was on fark, it'd earn the "Florida" tag

 

[Baron Aloha]

Hey could you post a link to that news story?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5822021/